2019 FALL LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE

TOUR CHOIR SAID “BONJOUR!” TO NEW SITES AND EXPERIENCES More than 60 years ago, the Lycoming College Tour Choir ventured across the ocean for the first time in the College’s history — the European Tour of 1957. Today’s Tour Choir embarked on its cultural journey to France in May 2019. Throughout the two-week trip, students performed music in concert halls and churches and engaged in cultural exchanges with local students and professional musicians who provided an international perspective of music and its effects on history and culture. The ultimate goal of the Choral Scholars Program and Tour Choir is to broaden and enrich the lives of the participants through musical performance and exchange. Their trip began with a tour of Paris and recital in the Eglise de la Trinité, followed by concerts in Eglise de la Madeleine, a joint concert in Sancé with local choir “Scherzo,” a joint concert in Cahors with local choir “Echos de la Bouriane,” Choeur d’Alzonne, and a joint concert with the “Carpe Diem” choir in Fuveau. The group also enjoyed a boat trip on the Seine River, guided tours of the Palais du Papes and Pont d’Avignon, and a full day excursion to Aix en Provence. The trip was led by Daniel Hall, Ph.D., assistant professor of music, who commented, “Travel alone is profound enough, but travel and music in combination are life-changing.” The Tour Choir would again like to thank the alumni, parents, and friends who gifted more than $25,000 to support this enhanced learning experience. ROB ’85 & PATTI (LOOMIS) ’85 BURGER NAMED 2019 LYCOMING COLLEGE ALUMNI OF THE YEAR Lycoming recognized Rob ’85 and Patti (Loomis) ’85 Burger as Alumni of the Year as part of the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce Education Celebration. The Burgers are the owners of Lycoming Physical Therapy, the largest private physical therapy practice in the region with offices in Montoursville and Muncy, Pa. Prior to starting their own business in 1992, Rob worked at the Muncy Valley Hospital as the chief physical therapist. At Lycoming College, he taught a gross anatomy lecture and lab as an adjunct faculty member (2015) and currently serves on the Alumni Association Executive Board. Patti worked as a counselor at Troy Middle School and is a former assistant dean of student activities at Lycoming College. Both of Patti’s parents, David ’61 and Eleanor (Layton) ’60 Loomis, graduated from Lycoming, as did Rob’s brother and sister-in-law, Michael ’84 and Cathy (Conrad) ’85 Burger. Rob and Patti’s daughters, Ashley Burger ’16 and Alyssa Burger ’19, are also Lycoming alumnae. Trachte with the Burgers 10 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2019 FALL MAGAZINE